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1 Ashton, Ray E., Jr. and Patricia Sawyer Ashton Handbook of reptiles and amphibians of Florida Part three the amphibians. Windward Pub, Miami, Fl. 191 pp. Babbitt, L. H The amphibians of Connecticut. Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin 57:1-50. Ball, Stanley C The distribution and behavior of the spadefoot toad in Connecticut. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 32: Barbour, Roger W. and Elmon P. Walters Notes on the breeding habits of Pseudacris brachyphona. Copeia 1941:116. Bayless, L. E Ecological divergence and distribution of sympatric Acris populations (Anura: Hylidae). Herpetologica 25(3): Bellis, Edward D Cover value and escape habits of the wood frog in a Minnesota bog. Herpetologica 17(4): Bellis, Edward D Home range and movements of the wood frog in a northern bog. Ecology 46(1-2): Bennett, S. H., J. W. Gibbons, and J. Glanville Terrestrial activity, abundance and diversity of amphibians in differently managed forest types. American Midland Naturalist 103(2): Bertram, Susan, Michael Berrill, and Erica Nol Male mating success and variation in chorus attendance within and among breeding seasons in the gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor). Copeia 1996(3): Berven, K. A Factors affecting population fluctuations in larval and adult stages of the wood frog (Rana sylvatica). Ecology 71: Berven, K. A. and T. A. Grudzien Dispersal in the wood frog (Rana sylvatica): implications for genetic population structure. Evolution 44(8): Berven, Keith A Factors affecting variation in reproductive traits within a population of wood frogs (Rana sylvatica). Copeia 1988(3): Biegler, R A survey of recent longevity records for reptiles and amphibians in zoos. International Zoo Yearbook 6: Blair, A. P Population structure in toads. American Naturalist 77: Blair, W. Frank Calling and spawning seasons in a mixed population of anurans. Ecology 42(1): Blanchard's Cricket Frog Recovery Team National recovery plan for Blanchard's cricket frog. RENEW Report 16. Canadian Wildlife Service, Recovery of Nationally Endangered Wildlife Committee. Ottawa. 18 pp. Bohnsack, Kurt K Temperature data on the terrestrial hibernation of the green frog, Rana clamitans. Copeia 1951(3): Bonin, Joël, Jean-Luc DesGranger, Jean Rodrigue, and Martin Ouellet Anuran species richness in agricultural landscapes of Québec: Forseeing long-term results of road call surveys. Pages 141- Page 1 of 8

2 149 in David M. Green. Amphibians in Decline: Canadian Studies of a Global Problem. Herpetological Conservation 1. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Saint Louis, MO. Bourliere, F Longevite moyenne et longevite maximum chez las vertebres. Annee Biologique 50: Bowler, J. Kevin Longevity of reptiles and amphibians in North American collections as of 1 November, Herpetological circular 6. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Oxford, Ohio. iv, 32 pp. Breden, F Natural history and ecology of the Fowler's toad Bufo woodhousei fowleri (Amphibia: Bufonidae) in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Fieldiana new series No. 49:1-16. Brodie, Edmund D., Jr. and D. R. Formanowicz, Jr Palatability and antipredator behavior of the treefrog Hyla versicolor to the shrew Blarina brevicauda. Journal of Herpetology 15(2): Burggren, Warren Gas exchange, metabolism, and "ventilation" in gelatinous frog egg masses. Physiological Zoology 58(5): Burkett, Ray D An ecological study of the cricket frog, Acris crepitans. Pages in R. A. Seigel, L. E. Hunt, J. L. Knight, L. Malaret, and N. L. Zuschlag. Vertebrate Ecology and Systematics A tribute to Henry S. Fitch. Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Bush, Francis M. and Edward F. Menhinick The food of Bufo woodhousei fowleri Hinkley. Herpetologica 18(2): Caldwell, Janalee P Selection of egg deposition sites: a seasonal shift in the southern leopard frog, Rana sphenocephala. Copeia 1986: Calhoun. Aram.J. K. and Michael W. Klemens Best development practices: conserving breeding pool amphibians in residential and commercial developments in the northeastern United States. MCA Technical Paper no. 5. Metropolitan Conservation Alliance, Wildlife Conservation Society, Rye, New York. 57 pp. Cecil, Stephen G. and John J. Just Survival rate, population density and development of a naturally occurring anuran larvae (Rana catesbeiana). Copeia 1979(3): Christman, S. P Geographic variation for salt water tolerance in the frog Rana sphenocephala. Copeia 1974(3): Clarke, R. D Activity and movement patterns in a population of Fowler's Toad, Bufo woodhousei fowleri. American Midland Naturalist 92: Clarke, R. D Food habits of toads, genus Bufo (Amphibia: Bufonidae). American Midland Naturalist 91(1): Clarke, R. D Postmetamorphic growth rates in a natural population of Fowler's toad, Bufo woodhousei fowleri. Canadian Journal of Zoology 52: Crenshaw, John W., Jr. and W. Frank Blair Relationships in the Pseudacris nigrita complex in southwestern Georgia. Copeia 1959(3): Currie, William and Edward D. Bellis Home range and movements of the bullfrog, Rana Page 2 of 8

3 catesbeiana Shaw, in an Ontario pond. Copeia 1969: DeGraaf, Richard M. and Deborah D. Rudis Amphibians and Reptiles of New England: habitats and natural history. University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA. vii, 85 pp. Delzell, D. E Spatial movement and growth of Hyla crucifer. Dissertation Abstracts 19:1478. Demaynadier, P. G. and M. L. Hunter, Jr Effects of silvicultural edges on the distribution and abundance of amphibians in Maine. Conservation Biology 12(2): Dickerson, Mary C The Frog Book: North American toads and frogs, with a study of the habits and life histories of those of the northeastern states. Doubleday, Page & Co., New York. xviii, 253 pp. Dole, Jim W Summer movements of adult leopard frogs, Rana Pipiens Schreber, in northern Michigan. Ecology 46(3): Doty, Thomas Locker A study of larval amphibian population dynamics in a Rhode Island vernal pond. Thesis. University of Rhode Island, Kingston. ix, 132 pp. Emlen, S. T "Double clutching" and its possible significance in the bullfrog. Copeia 1977: Emlen, Stephen T Territoriality in the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana. Copeia 1968(2): Ewert, Michael A Seasonal movements of the toads Bufo americanus and Bufo cognatus in northwestern Minnesota. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 193 pp. Flower, S. S Contributions to our knowledge of the duration of life in vertebrate animals II Batrachians. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 19: Force, Edith R The age of the attainment of sexual maturity of the leopard frog Rana pipiens (Schreber) in northern Michigan. Copeia 1933(3): Freyburger, W. A., Jr Scaphiopus holbrooki holbrooki, the spadefoot toad, at Lewisburg. Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science 15: Gibbs, J. P Amphibian movements in response to forest edges, roads, and streambeds in southern New England. Journal of Wildlife Management 62: Gilbert, Mireille, Raymond Leclair, and Réjean Fortin Reproduction of the northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) in floodplain habitat in the Richelieu River, P. Quebec, Canada. Journal of Herpetology 28(4): Given, M. F Vocalizations and acoustic interactions of the carpenter frog, Rana virgatipes. Herpetologica 43: Gosner, Kenneth L. and Irving R. Black The effects of temperature and moisture on the reproductive cycle of Scaphiopus h. holbrooki. American Midland Naturalist 54( 1): Gray, R. H Fall activity and overwintering of the cricket frog (Acris crepitans) in central Illinois. Copeia 1971: Page 3 of 8

4 Green, D. M Fowler's toads (Bufo woodhousii fowleri) in Canada: Biology and population status. Canadian Field-Naturalist 103: Green, N. Bayard The breeding habits of Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope) with a description of the eggs and tadpole. Copeia 1938(2): Grogan, W. L., Jr. and D. Bystrak Early breeding activity of Rana sphenocephala and Bufo woodhousei fowleri in Maryland. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 9(4):106. Hamilton, W. J., Jr The rate of growth of the toad (Bufo americanus americanus Holbrook) under natural conditions. Copeia 1934: Hansen, Keith L Breeding pattern of the eastern spadefoot toad. Herpetologica 14(2): Hecnar, S. J. and R. T. M'Closkey Regional dynamics and the status of amphibians. Ecology 77(7): Hecnar, Stephen J Amphibian pond communities in southwestern Ontario. Pages 1-15 in David M. Green. Amphibians in Decline: Canadian Studies of a Global Problem. Herpetological conservation No. 1. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Saint Louis, MO. Hedeen, S. E Postmetamorphic growth and reproduction of the mink frog, Rana septentrionalis Baird. Copeia 1972(1): Herreid, Clyde F. II and Stephen Kinney Survival of Alaskan woodfrog (Rana sylvatica) larvae. Ecology 47(6): Holomuzki, Joseph R Oviposition sites and fish-deterrent mechanisms of two stream anurans. Copeia 1995(3): Howard, R. D Sexual selection on male body size and mating behavior in American toads, Bufo americanus. Animal Behaviour 36: Howard, Richard D Sexual dimorphism in bullfrogs. Ecology 62(2): Hulse, Arthur C., C. J. McCoy, and Ellen Censky Amphibians and reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast. Comstock books in herpetology. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca, NY. x, 419 pp. Ingram, William M. and Edward C. Raney Additional studies on the movement of tagged bullfrogs, Rana catesbeiana Shaw. American Midland Naturalist 29: Irwin, J. T., J. P. Costanzo, and R. E. Lee, Jr Terrestrial hibernation in the northern cricket frog, Acris crepitans. Canadian Journal of Zoology 77(8): Kats, L. B., J. W. Petranka, and A. Sih Antipredator defenses and the persistence of amphibian larvae with fishes. Ecology 69(6): Kellner, A. and D. M. Green Age structure and age at maturity in Fowler's toads, Bufo woodhousii fowleri, at their northern range limit. Journal of Herpetology 29(3): Kiviat, Erik and Jim Stapelton Bufo americanus (American toad). Estuarine habitat. Herpetological Review 14:46. Page 4 of 8

5 Klemens, Michael W Amphibians and reptiles of Connecticut and adjacent regions. Bulletin No State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut, Hartford. xii, 318 pp. Kolozsvary, M. B. and R. K. Swihart Habitat fragmentation and the distribution of amphibians: patch and landscape correlates in farmland. Canadian Journal of Zoology 77(8): Kramer, D. C Movements of western chorus frogs Pseudacris triseriata triseriata tagged with C0-60. Journal of Herpetology 7: Kramer, D. C Home range of western chorus frog Pseudacris triseriata triseriata. Journal of Herpetology 8: Kruse, Kipp C. and Michael G. Francis A predation deterrent in larvae of the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 106(3): Linsdale, Jean M Amphibians and reptiles of Doniphan County, Kansas. Copeia No. 164: Little, Michael L The zoogeography of the Hyla versicolor complex in the central Appalachians, including physiological and morphological analyses. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. vi, 94 pp. Livezey, Robert L The eggs of Acris gryllus crepitans Baird. Herpetologica 6: Livezey, Robert L Some observations on Pseudacris nigrita triseriata (Wied) in Texas. American Midland Naturalist 47(2): Lykens, David V. and Don C. Forester Age structure in the spring peeper: do males advertise longevity? Herpetologica 43: Martof, B. S Factors influencing the size and composition of populations of Rana clamitans. American Midland Naturalist 56: Martof, Bernard Growth and development of the green frog, Rana clamitans, under natural conditions. American Midland Naturalist 55(1): Martof, Bernard S., William M. Palmer, Joseph R. Bailey, and Julian R. Harrison, III Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 264 pp. Merrell, D. J A comparison of the estimated size and the "effective size" of breeding populations of the leopard frog, Rana pipiens. Evolution 22(2): Mierzwa, Kenneth S Status of northeastern Illinois amphibians. Pages in M. J. Lannoo. Status & Conservation of Midwestern Amphibians. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City. Moriarty, E. C. and D. C. Cannatella Phylogenetic relationships of the North American chorus frogs (Pleudacris: Hylidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30(2): Morin, P. J., S. P. Lawler, and E. A. Johnson Ecology and breeding phenology of larval Hyla andersonii: the disadvantages of breeding late. Ecology 71(4): Mount, Robert H The Reptiles and Amphibians of Alabama. Auburn University, Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn, AL. vii, 347 pp. Page 5 of 8

6 Murphy, Ted Daniel Amphibian populations and movements at a small semi-permanent pond in Orange County, North Carolina. Ph.D. Dissertation. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. 129 pp. Noble, G. K. and R. C. Noble The Anderson tree frog (Hyla andersonii Baird): Observations on its habits and life history. Zoologica 2(18): Oldham, M. J. and C. A. Campbell Status report on the northern cricket frog, Acris crepitans, in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, Ottawa. 33 pp. Oldham, R. S Spring movements in the American toad, Bufo americanus. Canadian Journal of Zoology 44: Oldham, R. S Orienting mechanisms of the green frog, Rana clamitans. Ecology 48: Oliver, James A The Natural History of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. Van Nostrand, Princeton, NJ. xii, 359 pp. Oplinger, C. S Sex ratio, reproductive cycles, and time of ovulation in Hyla crucifer crucifer Wied. Herpetologica 22: Palmer, E. Lauence Fieldbook of natural history. Whittlesey House field guide series. Whittlesey House, New York, NY. x, 664 pp. Pearson, P. G Population ecology of the spadefoot toad, Scaphiopus h. holbrooki (Harlan). Ecological Monographs 25(3): Pearson, Paul G Further notes on the population ecology of the spadefoot toad. Ecology 38(4): Perrill, S. A. and W. J. Shepherd Spatial distribution and male-male communication in the northern cricket frog, Acris crepitans blanchardi. Journal of Herpetology 23: Pettus, D. and G. M. Angleton Comparative reproductive biology of montane and piedmont chorus frogs. Evolution 21(3): Pope, Clifford H Amphibians and Reptiles of the Chicago Area. Chicago Natural History Museum, Chicago, IL. 275 pp. Pyburn, William F Size and movements of a local population of cricket frogs (Acris crepitans). Texas Journal of Science 10(3): Raney, Edward C Summer movements of the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana Shaw, as determined by the jaw-tag method. American Midland Naturalist 23(3): Resetarits, W. J., Jr. and R. D. Aldridge Reproductive ecology of a cave-associated population of Rana palustris. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66(2): Ritke, M. E., J. G. Babb, and M. K. Ritke Life history of the gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) in western Tennessee. Journal of Herpetology 24(2): Rittschof, Daniel Some aspects of the natural history and ecology of the leopard frog, Rana pipiens. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 225 pp. Page 6 of 8

7 Roble, S. M Observations on satellite males in Hyla chrysoscleis, Hyla picta, and Pseudacris triseriata. Journal of Herpetology 19(3): Ruthven, Alexander G., Crystal Thompson, and Helen Thompson The Herpetology of Michigan. Michigan handbook Series No. 3, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. ix, 228 pp. Ryan, R. A Growth rates of some ranids under natural conditions. Copeia 1953: Schroeder, E. E Dispersal and movement of newly transformed green frogs, Rana clamitans. American Midland Naturalist 95: Schwartz, Vicki and David M. Golden Field guide to reptiles and amphibians of New Jersey. New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Trenton, N.J. 87 pp. Seburn, Carolyn N. L., David C. Seburn, and Cynthia A. Paszkowski Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) dispersal in relation to habitat. Pages in David M. Green. Amphibians in Decline: Canadian Studies of a Global Problem. Herpetological Conservation No. 1. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, St. Louis, MO. Shirose, L. J., R. J. Brooks, J. R. Barta, and S. S. Desser Intersexual differences in growth, mortality, and size at maturity in bullfrogs in central Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 71(12): Shirose, Leonard J. and Ronald J. Brooks Age structure, mortality, and longevity in syntopic populations of three species of ranid frogs in central Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 73: Shirose, Leonard J. and Ronald J. Brooks Growth rate and age at maturity in syntopic populations of Rana clamitans and Rana septentrionalis in central Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 73(8): Shirose, Leonard Joseph Population ecology of the postmetamorphic bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana Shaw) in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario. Masters Thesis. University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. 142 pp. Smith, D. C Adult recruitment in chorus frogs: effects of size and date at metamorphosis. Ecology 68: Smith, David C Factors controlling tadpole populations of the chorus frog (Pseudacris triseriata) on Isle Royale, Michigan. Ecology 64(3): Smith, H. M The amphibians of Kansas. American Midland Naturalist 15: Smith, Philip W The Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 28(1):vi, Snider, A. T. and J. K. Bowler Longevity of reptiles and amphibians in North American collections. 2nd edition. Herpetological Circular No. 21. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Oxford, Ohio. iii, 40 pp. Stille, W. T The nocturnal amphibian fauna of the southern Lake Michigan beach. Ecology 33: Sullivan, Brian K. and Steven H. Hinshaw Female choice and selection on male calling behaviour Page 7 of 8

8 in the grey treefrog Hyla versicolor. Animal Behaviour 44: Surface, H. A First report on the economic features of the amphibians of Pennsylvania. Bi- Monthly Zoological Bulletin of the Division of Zoology of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture 3(3-4): Waldick, Ruth C Implications of forestry-associated habitat conversion on amphibians in the vicinity of Fundy National Park, New Brunswick. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 177 pp. Walker, Charles F The amphibians of Ohio. Part I. The frogs and toads (order Salientia). Ohio State Museum Science Bulletin 1(3).109 pp. Walters, B Studies of interspecific predation within an amphibian community. Journal of Herpetology 9( 3): Wells, K. D Multiple egg clutches in the green frog (Rana clamitans). Herpetologica 32(1): Werner, Earl E. and Karen S. Glennemeier Influence of forest canopy cover on the breeding pond distributions of several amphibian species. Copeia 1999(1):1-12. Whitaker, John O., Jr A study of the western chorus frog, Pseudacris triseriata, in Vigo County, Indiana. Journal of Herpetology 5(3-4): Willis, Y. L., D. L. Moyle, and T. S. Baskett Emergence, breeding, hibernation, movements and transformation of the bullfrog in Missouri. Copeia 1956: Windmiller, Bryan Steven The pond, the forest, and the city: Spotted salamander ecology and conservation in a human-dominated landscape. Ph.D. dissertation. Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts. 184 pp. Wright, Albert Hazen Life-histories of the frogs of Okefinokee swamp, Georgia. North American Salientia (Anura). No. 2. Macmillan, New York, New York. xv, 497 pp. Wright, Albert Hazen and Anna Allen Wright Handbook of Frogs and Toads of the United States and Canada. 3rd edition. Comstock, Ithaca, NY. xiv, 640 pp. Page 8 of 8

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